month : 05/2019 311 results

(SDOT MAP with travel times/ Is the ‘low bridge’ closed? LOOK HERE/ West Seattle-relevant traffic cams HERE)

7:04 AM: Another sunny day! No transit alerts or incidents reported in our area so far.

ROAD WORK REMINDER: The next work site for the Avalon/35th project – on 35th south of Avalon – starts up as soon as today; here’s the updated SDOT map:

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West Seattle Community Garage Sale Day 2019: ‘Your wildest dreams come true’ this Saturday

May 7, 2019 12:34 am

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“We asked the cats and they don’t want our stuff.”
“THE PURGE!”
“Secrets to a long and meaningful life.”
“Curious variety of objects looking for a new home.”
“Will make your wildest dreams come true.”

Reviewing the ~300 listings for this year’s West Seattle Community Garage Sale Day – now just four days away! – we took notes including those memorable mentions. Now it’s all down to you, whether you’re just planning to wander over to your nearest sale(s) or planning a grand tour, north to south, east to west. The map to Saturday’s sales is your guide, explorable online, and downloadable in PDF. If you print out the latter to make your plan, please still be sure to check the online map page on sale day for last-minute cancellations/changes. Meantime, three more mini-lists –

*Sales with pottery: #3, #60, #74, #111, #192, #214
*Sales with Legos! #43, #111, #133, #146, #251
*Sales with one or more kayaks: #183, #224, #263, #291

Looking for something specific? Use the online map’s search function (explained on the map page) or use browser search to comb the PDF listings. More previews ahead!

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SPORTS: Local teams go winless in softball, soccer postseason games

May 6, 2019 9:43 pm

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As noted in our daily highlights, three local high-school teams had Metro League playoff games today at Southwest Athletic Complex:

(WSB photos. Above, Sealth sophomore Leah Golan at bat)

SOFTBALL: Though Chief Sealth International High School and West Seattle High School lost their respective games, both get second chances on Thursday. Sealth fell to Eastside Catholic, 11-1, while WSHS lost to Cleveland, 12-5.

(WSHS senior Calista Januto)

Both teams have 3 pm games Thursday at SWAC, the Wildcats vs. Ingraham, the Seahawks vs. Ballard.

(Sealth junior Jilmer Aquilar-Jeronimo)

SOCCER: The Chief Sealth IHS boys are out of postseason contention after their 4-0 loss to O’Dea tonight.

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SIGHTINGS: The West Seattle turkey continues heading north

May 6, 2019 7:10 pm

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| Seen around town | West Seattle news | Wildlife

One week ago – Arbor Heights and Seola. A few days ago, Fauntleroy. Now … still northbound:

Fred sent that photo after a Beach Drive backyard sighting on Sunday. Today, a texted photo from Alki Point:

Where will “the West Seattle turkey” turn up next? Is it the same one that wandered the peninsula exactly three years ago? We haven’t yet checked in with Seattle Animal Shelter but that year, they told us their guess was that the wandering turkey had escaped from “someone’s private flock.”

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RapidRide H Line: See the station locations/routing going to a vote Tuesday

May 6, 2019 3:53 pm

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The conversion of Metro Route 120 into the RapidRide H Line is still two years away – fall 2021 – but the station locations and routing are about to be finalized. The King County Council Mobility and Environment Committee has a vote scheduled at its 1:30 pm Tuesday meeting downtown; agenda information (pages 29-69, PDF) notes, “Approval of the alignment and station locations would allow Metro to complete design of the capital elements of RapidRide and move forward with construction.”

We have reported on the H Line planning at various stages over the past few years. Here’s the overview, again from the agenda document:

The proposed H Line alignment … would mostly adhere to the current Route 120 path. That path, northbound, starts at the Burien Transit Center, traveling along Ambaum Boulevard SW, 16th Avenue SW, 15th Avenue SW, SW Roxbury Street, SW Barton Street, Delridge Way SW, and 3rd Avenue in Downtown Seattle.

One proposed deviation from the Route 120 path is that the H Line would extend the northern terminus of the route from Downtown Seattle to South Lake Union at Harrison Street, via Westlake Avenue North, Lenora Street, and Blanchard Street, serving the same stations as the C Line. Additionally, the H Line is proposed to operate on Southwest 150th Street between Ambaum Boulevard Southwest and the Burien Transit Center, rather than the current Route 120 pathway on Southwest 148th Street.

The H Line is proposed to have thirty-one stations serving both directions of travel located an average of one‐third of a mile apart. Currently Route 120 has 41 bus stops northbound and 39 bus stops southbound, spaced an average of one quarter of a mile apart.

As planners have noted previously, one-third mile is closer together than usual RapidRide spacing. Here is the station list:

Westlake Avenue North and Harrison Street (existing)
• Westlake Avenue North and 9th Avenue (existing)
• Blanchard Street and 6th Avenue (existing, northbound only)
• 3rd Avenue and Virginia Street (existing)
• 3rd Avenue and Pike Street (existing)
• 3rd Avenue and Seneca Street (existing)
• 3rd Avenue and Columbia Street (existing)
• Delridge Way Southwest and Southwest Andover Street
• Delridge Way Southwest and Southwest Genesee Street
• Delridge Way Southwest and Southwest Hudson Street
• Delridge Way Southwest and Southwest Findlay Street
• Delridge Way Southwest and Southwest Graham Street
• Delridge Way Southwest and Southwest Holly Street
• Delridge Way Southwest and Southwest Myrtle Street
• Delridge Way Southwest and Southwest Holden Street
• Delridge Way Southwest and Southwest Thistle Street
• Delridge Way Southwest and Southwest Henderson Street
• Southwest Barton Street and 26th Avenue Southwest
• Southwest Roxbury Street and 26th Avenue Southwest
• Southwest Roxbury Street and 20th Avenue Southwest
• 15th Avenue Southwest and Southwest Roxbury Street
• 15th Avenue Southwest and Southwest 102nd Street
• 15th Avenue Southwest and Southwest 107th Street
• 16th Avenue Southwest and Southwest 112th Street
• 16th Avenue Southwest and Southwest 116th Street
• Ambaum Boulevard Southwest and Southwest 122nd Street
• Ambaum Boulevard Southwest and Southwest 128th Street
• Ambaum Boulevard Southwest and Southwest 136th Street
• Ambaum Boulevard Southwest and Southwest 142nd Street
• Ambaum Boulevard Southwest and Southwest 148th Street
• Southwest 150th Street and 6th Avenue Southwest

The briefing document says, “The proposed H Line would have an average travel time reduction of 13 percent compared to the Route 120 today, which equates to a 5-6 minute improvement for a passenger travelling from Westwood Village to Downtown Seattle or an 8-9 minute improvement for a passenger traveling from the Burien Transit Center to Downtown Seattle. Combined with transit signal priority improvements made in the corridor since RapidRide planning began in 2012, the end-to-end run time for the H Line would improve by 21 percent.”

Though the routing/station locations are about to be finalized, community feedback will be sought on another point – lighting – a sore spot when RapidRide C Line turned Roxhill Park into a major transit center, for example: “The need for lighting will also be addressed in final design to address safety at bus shelters. Questions about specific locations where lighting is needed will be asked during the next phase of community engagement.” In the meantime, tomorrow’s vote in council chambers at the County Courthouse downtown is at 1:30 pm and part of a meeting that includes a public-comment period. It would be followed at some point by a full council vote.

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RIDE ON! Bike to School Day 2019 is Wednesday

May 6, 2019 1:46 pm

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1:46 PM: May is Bike Everywhere Month, including Bike to School Day this Wednesday (May 8th). We’ve heard from two schools so far:

(Photo from 2018 Louisa Boren STEM K-8 Bike to School Day)

LOUISA BOREN STEM K-8: From Joseph Laubach:

Louisa Boren STEM K-8 students, parents, and staff are invited to join a BIKE TRAIN. It’s free and fun! Meet at Greg Davis Park (2600 SW Brandon St) between 8:00 and 8:15 a.m. and we’ll bike to school together along a neighborhood greenway and the Longfellow Creek path. Bring a helmet, a bike lock, and your big smiles for this event.

While supplies last, students biking to school on May 8 will receive a fun prize!

ALKI ELEMENTARY: Chris Nutter points us to the announcement:

Join one of two bike trains on the morning of the 8th, starting at 6:50 AM at Me-Kwa-Mooks Park on Beach Drive or Anchor Park on Alki Ave and arriving at the school at 7:20 AM. Park your bike in the courtyard and join us in the lunchroom for a healthy snack and prizes for all riders. There will be a raffle on the playground after the ride to school (around 7:40 AM) for any/all BTS participants!

Any other local schools doing something special for Bike to School Day? Let us know!

6:52 PM: Thanks to Neil Strohbusch for this addition:

Genesee Hill Elementary School is participating in Bike to School Day on May 8th. All students, parents, and staff are invited to ride their bikes to the front parking lot, where there will be dedicated parking for the day. There will be refreshments, music, and cheering for all riders. Dust off the wheels, grab that helmet, map out your route, and get riding…we will see you there!

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DEAL: Last days for earlybird discount registration for Loop the ‘Lupe 2019

May 6, 2019 11:52 am

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It’s the only fun(draiser) of its kind in West Seattle, and you have just a few more days to register at the earlybird discount rate! The photo and announcement are from the organizers of Loop the ‘Lupe:

Loop the ‘Lupe Obstacle Course 5K is in full swing for its third year, with some new additions and plenty of fun for the entire family! The early registration discount is done after May 10 (prices for the obstacle course and 5K run/walk go from $28 to $35), so please sign up soon at loopthelupe.com.

“The Loop” — a benefit for the social outreach work at Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish — is happening on June 8 at Walt Hundley Playfield, with the obstacle course event starting at 11 a.m. (a similar schedule to last year). There are four events families can take part in: the obstacle course 5K, the no-obstacle 5K run/walk, the 1K Youth Dash for kids under 8 (parental involvement recommended), and the no-obstacle, 100% flat “Senior Saunter,” for walkers (and those in wheelchairs!) aged 65+.

This year’s event will again feature BBQ for purchase from OLG’s Knights of Columbus, and a beer garden provided by The Beer Junction. This year’s entertainment is West Seattle’s beloved School of Rock band, and we’re improving our reception area to make this a fun party the whole afternoon long. We’re also making improvements on our obstacles to make the action faster, wetter, and better than before!

The 2019 Loop is also part of a fond farewell for Fr. Jack Walmesley, who’s retiring after more than 40 years of priesthood, 17 of them at OLG. The Walmesley Center that the race’s proceeds will go to is named after him, and we’re honored to have him participate in one last Loop as our pastor!

We’re expecting more than 500 participants this year, so get your registration in and GET IN THE LOOP! Watch for fun pre-race events at West Seattle Runner and Ounces Taproom in the weeks to come!

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7 for your West Seattle Monday!

May 6, 2019 10:08 am

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(Pacific-Slope Flycatcher, photographed by Mark Wangerin)

Some of what’s up in the hours ahead:

COFFEE FOR A CAUSE: Any time today/this evening, go to C & P Coffee Company (WSB sponsor) and part of your purchase will benefit the West Seattle High School Alumni Association. (5612 California SW)

EDUCATION INFORMATION: 1 pm at South Seattle College (WSB sponsor) room TEC-141, learn more about the Bachelor of Applied Science in Hospitality Management program. Details in our calendar listing. (6000 16th SW)

SOFTBALL PLAYOFFS: 1:30 pm at Southwest Athletic Complex, West Seattle HS and Chief Sealth IHS both have Metro League postseason games – the Seahawks vs. Eastside Catholic, the Wildcats vs Cleveland. Winners of those games play their next opponent hours later, 5:30 pm, also at SWAC. (2801 SW Thistle)

‘CITY OF THE FUTURE’ BUILDING CHALLENGE: No, it’s not a policy meeting, it’s a LibraryLab event! All ages, free, drop-in event at Delridge Library, 4-7 pm. (5423 Delridge Way SW)

SOCCER PLAYOFFS: The Metro League postseason continues for this sport too – Sealth boys vs. O’Dea, 5 pm at SWAC. (2801 SW Thistle)

FAMILY STORY TIME: Kids of all ages can bring their grownups to High Point Library at 6:30 pm. (3411 SW Raymond)

QUIZFIX TRIVIA: 7:30 pm at The Skylark, all-ages trivia with prizes! (3803 Delridge Way SW)

PREVIEW THE REST OF THE WEEK … via our complete calendar.

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Low-low tide season begins on West Seattle beaches

May 6, 2019 9:00 am

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(WSB photo from minus-3-foot low-low tide in 2018)

This week marks the start of low-low tide season on our shores – the time of year when the lowest tides dip to minus 2 feet and beyond, during daylight hours so you can explore without a flashlight! Highlights from the chart: Today at 12:41 pm, the low tide bottoms out at -1.6 feet; tomorrow, it’s -1.9 at 1:21 pm; Wednesday, it’s -2.0 at 2:05 pm, and that’s the lowest tide of the week. These are the new-moon low tides; later this month the full moon takes them out even further, including -2.2 at noon on Sunday, May 19th (hang around after the West Seattle 5K!) and -2.3 at 12:38 pm on Monday, May 20th. Looking beyond, June’s lowest tide is -3.0 at 1 pm on Wednesday, June 5th. In July, the lowest tide of the summer arrives: -3.4 on the 4th (and the day before!). If you go exploring during low tides, please tread lightly! Expert guidance will be available at Constellation and Lincoln Parks when Seattle Aquarium volunteer beach naturalists visit on certain dates in June, July, and August (see the dates and times here).

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TRAFFIC/TRANSIT TODAY: Monday watch

May 6, 2019 7:00 am

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(SDOT MAP with travel times/ Is the ‘low bridge’ closed? LOOK HERE/ West Seattle-relevant traffic cams HERE)

7 AM: Good morning! No traffic incidents or traffic alerts for our area so far.

Road-work reminders shortly …

7:15 AM: This week’s traffic alerts include: East side of Avalon/Genesee intersection closure extended through today … Other Avalon/35th project updates here, including work starting on 35th between Avalon and Alaska as soon as tomorrow … Crews returning to 35th SW between SW 100th and SW 106th for followup work where sidewalks were built last week … Work preparing for signal installation will close 35th/Dawson Camp Long entrance …

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6 days to West Seattle Community Garage Sale Day: Here’s who’s fundraising

May 5, 2019 9:58 pm

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Forecast so far is for sunny and warm next Saturday (May 11th), the 15th annual West Seattle Community Garage Sale Day (coordinated by WSB)! Now that the map (almost 300 sales, all over the peninsula) is ready – online here, printable here (16 pages, PDF) – it’s time to start sharing a few lists. First one – the fundraisers. They include:

#7 – LungForce
#20 – Mt.Hood Kiwanis Camp
#21 – Delta Kappa Gamma
#51 – Solstice Park P-Patch
#90 – Girl Scout Troop 45120
#120 – with bake sale benefiting Seattle Children’s
#189 – Providence Medical Center
#230 – Breast cancer
#235 – West Seattle High School Football
#252 – Lafayette Elementary PTA
#288 – West Seattle Tool Library

Of course, all shoppers and sellers are doing an inherently good deed, fundraiser or not – person-to-person recycling! Every seller has provided a description, so explore the map/listings if you’re looking for something in particular. More lists and updates as Saturday approaches …

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CAMP LONG: Main entrance closing for road work

May 5, 2019 8:41 pm

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Road-work season continues moving into high gear. At 35th/Dawson, SDOT is doing work that will get the intersection ready for signal installation later this year, and Seattle Parks says the work will block Camp Long‘s main entrance at 35th/Dawson starting this week, so you’ll need to enter from 34th/Brandon instead:

SDOT says the first phase of work at the intersection includes “curb ramps, drainage repairs, small asphalt repairs, and restriping the sidewalk.”

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3 concepts for 48th/Charlestown park: ‘Dog-friendly,’ ‘community green,’ ‘neighborhood play’

May 5, 2019 6:14 pm

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(WSB file photo, future park site at 48th/Charlestown)

Story and photos by Jason Grotelueschen
Reporting for West Seattle Blog

Three design concepts for the future park site on the long-landbanked southwest corner of 48th/Charlestown were presented and discussed at this week’s public meeting at Dakota Place Park.

The concepts, developed based on recent community feedback including an online survey and a February drop-in event, are:

Concept design 1: “dog friendly” (a portion of the park is a 2,000 sq ft off-leash dog area)
Concept design 2: “community green” (the park’s central feature is an open green area)
Concept design 3: “neighborhood play” (part of the park contains playground equipment)

Here is a PDF showing the complete concept details and visuals for each of the three options:

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COMMUNITY GIVING: Girl Scout Troop 40149’s support for rescue pets

May 5, 2019 5:20 pm

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Thanks to Troop 40149 leader Jen Boyer for the photos and report:

Girl Scout Troop 40149, a troop of eight 5th-grade girls attending Arbor Heights and Alki elementary schools, donated $230, 10 percent of their cookie sale proceeds, to Emerald City Pet Rescue Saturday, May 4.

The funds will be used to cover veterinary needs of rescue dogs at the SODO location and rescue cats at the West Seattle location.

The troop elected to donate 10 percent of their cookie sales to Emerald City Pet Rescue prior to selling cookies. They worked hard throughout February and March, selling to friends, family, neighbors, and through multiple booth sales throughout the area. The troop sold 2,691 boxes of cookies. The troop received 65 cents per box sold.

Five girls from the troop were present on Saturday to deliver the check at the SODO location, learn about how their money will help the organization, and spend a little time getting to know some of the rescue dogs.

After delivering their check and getting some puppy love, the girls traveled to the West Seattle location on Harbor SW to buy snacks, of which 100% of proceeds again support the organization, and visit the cats they’re helping support.

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Hygiene help and other quick updates @ Camp Second Chance Community Advisory Council

May 5, 2019 2:49 pm

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| Myers Way | West Seattle news

Hard to drum up quorum for a public meeting on a sunny Sunday afternoon but a small gathering convened the scheduled Camp Second Chance Community Advisory Council meeting, lasting less than 20 minutes, in the community room at Arrowhead Gardens, a few blocks north of the city-sanctioned encampment.

CAC member Cinda Stenger led the meeting in chair Willow Fulton‘s absence. Here’s the official camp status update, distributed and read by co-founder and on-site manager Eric Davis:

That’s compared to 50 residents at the time of last month’s meeting (WSB coverage here), and an addition of two tiny houses. As for the forthcoming film-festival premiere of “Stories of Us,” you can find out more about it here.

In committee updates. Stenger spoke on behalf of Sound Foundations, the group – which has grown out of Alki UCC involvement and is now “much larger” than that, Stenger said – building tiny houses at the camp, now on its 20th house. As an example of other volunteer involvement, she mentioned that an area company HR specialist came to C2C to help campers work on their resumés.

Shawn Neal from the city Human Services Department mentioned that the much-discussed hygiene trailer has arrived but had no updates otherwise. He was the only city rep and did not mention anything about the camp’s siting status, more than one month into its six-month extension announced in March.

Davis said the hygiene (shower) trailer’s been on site for about a week and a half and needs some work such as a bladder so the wastewater won’t go into the ground – “that’s coming in a week or two.” It should be in operation in about two weeks. He said the camp has many offers of volunteerism, from home-building to barbecues, and expressed gratitude for the community generosity.

Aaron Garcia from the White Center Community Development Association said its refocused Spring Clean might center on Camp Second Chance and the surrounding greenbelt – they have to figure out a plan for an event, possibly in early June. One possibility for inclusion in the event: Painting some of the tiny houses that haven’t been painted.

ISSUES: Davis wondered if the city could do anything about overgrowth along Myers Way in the Joint Training Facility vicinity north of C2C. Neal said he’d look into that.

COMMENTS: C2C board member Zsa Zsa said she’s moving from the camp into housing and is grateful for the camp and the services it has provided. “You’re a great model of how (C2C) can work.” Another community member offered words of praise for the camp. No other members o the public attended.

The Camp Second Chance CAC meets 2 pm first Sundays at Arrowhead Gardens (9200 2nd SW); next scheduled meeting, June 2nd.

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Seen off West Seattle: Canoe families

May 5, 2019 12:55 pm

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The Muckleshoot Tribe canoe family is one of at least two paddling off West Seattle today; thanks to Lynn Hall for the photo. The Muckleshoots will again host an Alki Beach stop on the annual Tribal Journeys canoe voyage this summer; it’s shown online as tentatively scheduled for July 18. This year, canoe families are paddling north to the Lummi Nation west of Bellingham.

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COUNTDOWN: Two weeks to West Seattle 5K!

May 5, 2019 11:04 am

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Just two weeks until the first – and usually the biggest – run/walk of the spring/summer season, the West Seattle 5K! Just after 9 am on Sunday, May 19th, Alki Avenue (which closes to motorized traffic for the 5K) will fill with people of all ages, enjoying a run/walk along the shore, raising money for West Seattle High School via its PTSA, which has been presenting this for more than a decade now (with community co-sponsors including WSB). If you’re not registered for the run/walk yet, you can do it right now online – go here! We’ll see you at the start/finish line (near 61st/Alki) on May 19th.

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9 for your West Seattle Sunday

May 5, 2019 6:03 am

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(Rufous Hummingbird, photographed by Mark Wangerin)

Ready to take on your Sunday? Here are some possibilities, mostly from the WSB West Seattle Event Calendar:

NEIGHBORHOOD STREET FUND VOTING ENDS: Final day to help choose which project(s) get funded – here’s our original story.

SAFE BOATING CLASS: 8:30 am-5 pm safety class presented by the US Coast Guard Auxiliary at West Seattle Veterans’ Center. Details in our calendar listing. Still room. (3618 SW Alaska)

CINCO DE MAYO BRUNCH & BEYOND @ MISSION: 10 am-midnight at Mission Cantina (WSB sponsor) in Admiral:

Bottomless Mimosa Brunch!
Our Almost-Famous Pig Roast!
Special Cinco Menu*
Cocktail Specials!
All Mexican Drafts $4!
* Our normal brunch menu is available until 4 pm, followed by our special Cinco de Mayo menu featuring our delicious puerco asado

(2325 California SW)

WEST SEATTLE FARMERS’ MARKET: 10 am-2 pm in the street in the heart of The Junction. Fresh vegetables, fruits, meat, cheese, beverage, more, as well as flowers, plants, prepared food and snacks. (California SW between SW Oregon and SW Alaska)

CAMP SECOND CHANCE COMMUNITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE: 2 pm at Arrowhead Gardens, the monthly update on, and discussion of, the city-sanctioned encampment. All welcome. (9200 2nd SW)

‘OFFICE HOUR’: 3 pm curtain for first matinee performance of ArtsWest‘s new play. Online ticket sales here. (4711 California SW)

RAMON CABRERA: Live music at C & P Coffee Company (WSB sponsor), 3-5 pm. No cover. All ages. (5612 California SW)

CINCO DE MAYO KARAOKE FUNDRAISER: 4-9 pm at Yen Wor Village, come sing – or don’t! – to raise money for Bender’s Hope Foundation helping first responders. (2300 California SW)

CINCO DE MAYO AT PARLIAMENT TAVERN: 9 pm, Michael Zabrek’s Proud and Nasty, plus Mexican banda horns. 21+. (4210 SW Admiral Way)

WHAT’S AHEAD? Check our complete calendar for a preview.

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WEST SEATTLE CRIME WATCH: Gunfire in Lincoln Park

May 5, 2019 1:05 am

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| Crime | West Seattle news | West Seattle parks | West Seattle police

Police are in Lincoln Park investigating gunfire – reports that were called in to 911, and gunfire officers heard themselves while headed to check out those reports. Per radio dispatch, they’re looking for teenage suspects and at least one weapon, with multiple guns reported to have been fired. No report of injuries. A K9 team has been summoned to join the search. (added) An officer reported to dispatch that he found 9mm casings in a trash can at the park. (added) Now officers report finding an unspecified different type of casings. They also report having detained one person while seeking six more, described only as four males, two females.

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Seen off West Seattle: Sub & sailboat

May 5, 2019 12:56 am

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| Seen at sea | West Seattle news

Seen off West Seattle Saturday night:

That submarine passed in the early evening – thanks to the person who texted us the photo (206-293-6302 any time). A couple hours later, Lynn Hall caught a sailboat in the sunset:

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West Seattle weekend scene: Highland Park community cleanup

May 4, 2019 10:01 pm

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| Highland Park | Neighborhoods | West Seattle news

Craig Rankin from the Highland Park Action Committee sent this report on, and photos from, today’s community cleanup:

Thanks to everyone who participated in this morning’s cleanup along the south side of Highland Park Way.
The group managed to pick up roughly 20 bags of garbage, and a large assortment of debris including tires, furniture, and a chopped-up Lime bike.

If you haven’t planned YOUR neighborhood cleanup yet, there’s still time to get city support – here’s how.

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BASEBALL: West Seattle HS vs. Eastside Catholic in Metro League playoffs

May 4, 2019 9:28 pm

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(WSB photos)

For the second consecutive day, a local high-school baseball team’s Metro League postseason run ended with a shutout loss at Steve Cox Memorial Park. Today, it was West Seattle High School, which faced Eastside Catholic.

The Wildcats were down 7-0 after the first inning and held the Crusaders reasonably in check for the rest of the game, but the damage was done, and the final score was 10-0.

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FOLLOWUP: Avalon/Genesee closure to extend through Monday

May 4, 2019 7:23 pm

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| Transportation | West Seattle news | West Seattle traffic alerts

One update today from SDOT since the end-of-week update on the Avalon/35th project:

As you plan for your Monday morning commute, we wanted to send a brief update to let you know that the east side of the intersection of SW Avalon Way and SW Genesee St will remain closed through Monday evening, May 6.

Extending the closure allows us to complete base paving of the intersection and SPU crews to complete the remaining emergency repairs on the water main before reopening the intersection to traffic.

The update we published last night, which includes SDOT responses to questions we asked after various problems were reported this past week, is here.

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